I LOVE Sweet Potatoes! But...

odusgolp
odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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I think I may need to throw these out...

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  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    NAH! just add water and Sea Monkeys!
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    I think I may need to throw these out...


    But wont' those grow new ones??
  • p0pr0cksnc0ke
    p0pr0cksnc0ke Posts: 1,283 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKOibP6_Yw
  • JacquelineD35
    JacquelineD35 Posts: 279 Member
    lol I think so :)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    can you plant them!?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    can you plant them!?

    i was wondering the same thing....
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    can you plant them!?

    i was wondering the same thing....

    Me three.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Just how old are these sweet potatoes?
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    They should be fine as long as they are still firm. That's what they would look like if they had continued living underground.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Just how old are these sweet potatoes?

    Precisely six weeks... last time I was in my apartment :) I wish I knew how to size a damn picture.
  • nikinyx6
    nikinyx6 Posts: 772 Member
    You can plant them. Cut them into pieces, one sprout per piece, and plant 'em

    EDIT: They'll grow darned near anywhere too...just make sure to pile more dirt over top of them as they grow so they don't sunburn.
  • jonski1968
    jonski1968 Posts: 4,490 Member
    bury them in some compost....
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    can you plant them!?

    I don't have a yard, but why the hell not... I'll go put them in the park across the street.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    can you plant them!?

    I don't have a yard, but why the hell not... I'll go put them in the park across the street.

    Perfect answer! Share the wealth! Everyone in the neighborhood can enjoy the harvest!
  • gecho
    gecho Posts: 426 Member
    Heck No!!! Throw those things in some dirt!!!! You should see the plants that will sprout it's beautiful!!! (um...i know this from experience...they looked similar)
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    can you plant them!?

    I don't have a yard, but why the hell not... I'll go put them in the park across the street.

    Plant them with your weed...
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I love everyone's passion to save the sweet potatoes :)
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    Plant them! We put some of our sprouted ones in our garden and now we have four cute sweet potato plants! Their leaves are neat -- different from russet, yukon, and red potatoes. I can't wait to dig them up when they're ready!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    If they are still firm, break the spuds off and cook 'em. If they are mushy, plant them at the park!
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    I love everyone's passion to save the sweet potatoes :)

    SAVE THE SWEET POTATOES!
  • Missmissy0003
    Missmissy0003 Posts: 250 Member
    They're still fine to eat as long as there are not any soft spots. Sadly, I let mine get like this often.
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    I love everyone's passion to save the sweet potatoes :)

    I'll plant them for you!!
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,855 Member
    <--- Angry bird says make batteries out of them and harness the energy as part of your diabolical plan for WORLD DOMINATION! MUHAAHAHAH!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Make batteries out of them.

    That's one step away from a terrorist act there, mister...
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Those are just poi heads that have grown their own handles.
  • tappae
    tappae Posts: 568 Member
    Plant them! We put some of our sprouted ones in our garden and now we have four cute sweet potato plants! Their leaves are neat -- different from russet, yukon, and red potatoes. I can't wait to dig them up when they're ready!

    That's how I grew mine! I left one in the pantry too long and it sent up four sprouts. I cut each one and rooted it in a cup full of dirt for a week or two and then put them outside in the ground. I think I got 4-6 sweet potatoes from each sprout. They will grow in poor soil and don't require pesticides. The leaves are beautiful and also edible and nutritious. The flowers are pretty great, too. They're actually in the same family as Morning Glories (not potatoes) and the flowers of the ones I grew looked like a pale purple Morning Glory. As a food crop, they're one of the best in terms of calories per square foot. Just make sure you keep them well weeded.

    (if you can't tell, I kind of love sweet potatoes)
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    Plant them! We put some of our sprouted ones in our garden and now we have four cute sweet potato plants! Their leaves are neat -- different from russet, yukon, and red potatoes. I can't wait to dig them up when they're ready!

    That's how I grew mine! I left one in the pantry too long and it sent up four sprouts. I cut each one and rooted it in a cup full of dirt for a week or two and then put them outside in the ground. I think I got 4-6 sweet potatoes from each sprout. They will grow in poor soil and don't require pesticides. The leaves are beautiful and also edible and nutritious. The flowers are pretty great, too. They're actually in the same family as Morning Glories (not potatoes) and the flowers of the ones I grew looked like a pale purple Morning Glory. As a food crop, they're one of the best in terms of calories per square foot. Just make sure you keep them well weeded.

    (if you can't tell, I kind of love sweet potatoes)
    I was wondering if there was some relation, there. The leaves are very similar to morning glory. Yay sweet potatoes!
  • teeley
    teeley Posts: 477 Member
    now I want to go and buy a sweet potatoe and grow my own...
  • Trishkit
    Trishkit Posts: 290 Member
    now I want to go and buy a sweet potatoe and grow my own...
    Do it!!!
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    found this online:

    Sweet potatoes in the U.S. are grown mostly in the South. They are planted in the spring by "slips." These are the small rooted pieces of the vine that grow from the "eyes" or buds of the potato.

    The sweet potato produces vine-like stems that resemble the philodendron plant. Place the sweet potato in a container of water. Keep the top 1/3 of the potato exposed by placing toothpicks into the sides. The pointed end should be down in the water. In a few weeks a vine with several stems will begin to sprout. The stems are weak; tie the stems to a stake.

    Sweet potatoes like a bright, sunny location and require care like house plants such as ivy.

    Fertilize about once a month.

    If the sweet potato vine gets too long, cut it back a few inches to force the vine to get bushier. The tip of the vine that was pinched off can be rooted in water or moist soil.

    Your sweet potato vines can be planted outside in late May to produce sweet potatoes that can be dug and eaten in the fall.

    sweetpotatovine.jpg

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